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Project Management: A Systems Approach

  

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Overview

Project management has emerged as a profession with industry-recognized certifications and a corresponding body of knowledge. Most project managers today, however, have been forced to learn on the job, with little or no formal training on how to effectively manage a project.

Project Management: A Systems Approach provides participants with a solid foundation of the project management skills and techniques needed to initiate, plan, control, execute, and close out projects successfully on time and within budget. Within each of these phases there are numerous documents and tasks that must be successfully orchestrated and executed to result in a successful project. And while many Project Managers have proficiency in some of these areas, few have mastered all of them. The goal of this program is to fill in these gaps.

Content delivered in this course is compatible with the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) because both are built upon proven Project Management techniques and have been thoroughly tested for years.

Classwork will include a mandatory project in which teams of students will build an understanding of all of the elements and deliverables required to support a typical project. Examples of some of these deliverables include a Project Plan, a Risk Assessment, a Project Charter, a Resource List, and a Training Plan, to name a few.

UMBC Training Centers is a Registered Education Provider of the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Audience

  • Senior Technical Staff moving into management
  • First Line and Mid-Level Managers
  • Experienced project managers who have learned on the job or are interested in learning a structured approach to project management
  • Professionals interested in pursuing PMP certification
  • MBA Graduates

Learning Objectives

Apply the Life Cycle (initiate, plan, control, execute, and close out) of a project to the following Knowledge Areas:

  • Project Integration Management
  • Project Scope Management
  • Project Time Management
  • Project Cost Management
  • Project Quality Management
  • Project Human Resources Management
  • Project Communication Management
  • Project Risk Management
  • Project Procurement Management

Prerequisites

Being a member of the target audience and having a reasonable understanding of the role of a project manager through participation in a project team or direct project management experience.

 

Follow on

For those who are interested in obtaining the highly-valued Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, UMBC Training Centers offers a follow-on Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification Preparation course. Duration: 8 Weeks, Saturdays

 

Registration

This course is offered as a component in the Certificate in Project Management. Students must register for the Certificate program to enroll in this course.

Location

UMBC Training Centers, South Campus, 1442 S. Rolling Road, Baltimore, MD 21227

Contact Information

E-mail Kyle Skinner or call (443) 543-5459 if you have any questions about this course or if you would like to be added to the interest list.